Vice President, Engineering

Standex International is a global industrial growth company operating through our market-leading brands in electronics, cutting-edge forming technologies, engraving, and scientific refrigeration. We work with our customers to advance progress through innovation. From inventing and producing parts for next-generation space vehicles to evolving vaccine refrigeration, designing functional textures for everyday products, improving renewable energy technology, and much more, we are focused on making what's next possible.

Standex Electronics is a worldwide market leader in the design, development and manufacture of standard reed switch-based sensor solutions and custom electro-magnetic components, including magnetics products. We are a global team of problem solvers who can provide custom and/or standard solutions through our diverse and dynamic capabilities. Our approach is to strategically partner with customers to conquer challenges and deliver reliable high-quality results through our engineering and components. These parts serve an array of markets globally, and through our customer driven innovation – improve the overall performance and efficiency at which end products operate.

Standex Electronics is looking for a Senior Engineering Technical Leader with the following traits:

• Experience in a highly technical, custom engineering environment with multiple reports from different sites and regions
• Heavy exposure to a Lean culture
• Skilled in change management and can harmonize multiple processes from different sites and legacy systems.
• Experience with accountability for innovation, NPI, and NPD systems and processes
• Has led strategic initiatives and has developed talent in a systemic manner.
• Able to represent the technical side of Standex in the industry amongst peers, vendors, technology partners, and customers.
• Will be a collaborative part of a cross-functional senior management team that sets strategy, establishes standard work and best practices, and executes organizational problem-solving.
• Able to support the Sales and Business Development Organization with strategic growth initiatives, opportunity execution, and key customer relationships.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute the engineering department's strategic vision and objectives in alignment with the company's overall goals and objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the Product Engineering, Project Management, and Doc Control functions, including the team leads.
• Build a defined R&D organization, implement the innovation process, and manage the group going forward. Develop and manage technology roadmaps.
• Ensure that products and processes comply with industry standards, safety regulations, and relevant certifications.
• Develop and manage the engineering department's budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources. Monitor expenses, control costs, and make recommendations for cost-saving initiatives.

What You'll Bring

• Ten (10) years of senior engineering management experience in a design and manufacturing environment
• BS degree in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical preferred, Advanced degree a plus
• Demonstrated leader capable of setting measurable goals, team building, & follow-up to project completion.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and develop technical talent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to operate across diverse markets and customer demands.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products, including Project & Visio
• Must be able to travel to various Standex locations, Suppliers, & Customers
• Must be a US citizen

Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.